Product Manager - UDS Army at Defenseunicorns

Role Description: As a Product Manager working on our Platform offering, you will play a pivotal role in driving the success of our platform by owning the product vision, prioritizing features, and ensuring alignment with both customer needs and company objectives. The UDS Army Platform as a Service is a DevSecOps platform that enables the continuous cybersecurity assessment and delivery of software products into Army mission environments. You will drive product strategy across the full platform capability model, from vendor onboarding and security evaluation through authorization workflows, environment provisioning, and Day 2 operations, balancing compliance obligations, developer experience, and government customer needs. This role requires a unique blend of collaboration, technical expertise and passion for software. You will be responsible for managing a team of talented engineers, guiding them towards delivering high-impact solutions that influence national security while operating in a fast-paced, fully remote environment. Collaboration with cross-functional teams, including Growth, Delivery, and Product, is crucial to ensure alignment with our company roadmap and customer requirements. Responsibilities: • Own the product vision end-to-end and be accountable for delivering outcomes across multiple customer segments, including software vendors, government evaluators, and platform operators • Manage and mentor a team of engineers, including career development and performance management • Prioritize and manage the product backlog, balancing customer, business, and technical priorities with limited resources • Synthesize external customer requests, government requirements, and compliance obligations into a coherent product roadmap • Build and maintain alignment with the Growth team on roadmap, value proposition, product pricing, customer segmentation, and customer needs • Adapt product strategy and roadmap to accomplish company objectives and respond to shifts in the DoD authorization landscape • Collaborate with engineering and design to evaluate tradeoffs between roadmap priorities and engineering effort • Participate in customer-facing engagements, communicating product value and gathering feedback • Facilitate agile ceremonies and drive prioritization, value delivery, and roadmap alignment across the team • Stay current with industry trends in DevSecOps, regulated IT, open source, and the DoD software authorization ecosystem The listed responsibilities are not exhaustive and additional responsibilities may be assigned based on the evolving needs of the organization. We are seeking a dynamic individual who is able to adapt and take on new responsibilities as they arise. Preferred Experience and Qualifications: • 5+ years managing software, platform engineering, or SRE teams • Passion for the intersection of business, open-source software, and national security • High-level understanding of Infrastructure as Code, Kubernetes, platform tooling, and cloud service providers (AWS, Azure, etc.) • Familiarity with DoD cybersecurity authorization processes such as ATO, FedRAMP, or continuous monitoring requirements • Experience with DevSecOps tooling, software supply chain security concepts, or compliance automation • Knowledge of and experience with monetization models for open source software • Experience establishing a clear product roadmap and value proposition for prospective customers • Proficiency with backlog and project management tools such as Linear, Jira, GitHub Projects, or GitLab • Experience working in agile software development environments • Excellent communication and collaboration skills, with the ability to convey technical concepts to both technical and non-technical stakeholders • Ability to work independently, manage time efficiently, and thrive in a remote work environment • Hands-on technical experience with platform or software engineering a plus Join our dynamic team and make a meaningful impact in shaping the future of our platform offering for the national security sector. If you're passionate about leveraging technology to drive positive change and thrive in a challenging, collaborative environment, we invite you to apply and join our team. Full compensation packages are based on candidate experience. Compensation ranges are established using national benchmarking data and apply across all geographic locations within the United States. Remote - USA$118,150—$159,850 USD Who We Are Defense Unicorns delivers mission value by streamlining software delivery so our customers can focus on the most important challenges. We share a vision of freedom and security for the advancement of progress and innovation. Our commitment to this vision, and to our mission-driven customers, means a commitment to speed, user experience and optionality, without compromising security. Our team is composed of innovators, software engineers, and veterans with decades of experience delivering technology programs across the federal market. What We Do We create and deliver secure solutions for continuous software integration and delivery. Defense Unicorns consolidates the best practices for security pipelines, testing, and deployment automation in order to meet the high security requirements valued by mission owners. Our solutions are agnostic by design and we believe that growing a robust ecosystem of secure, cloud-native software solutions can help enterprise customers inside and outside the federal market buy and integrate software more easily. Who We Serve Defense Unicorns’ customers are mission-focused leaders across public and private enterprises. We proudly support defense and civil agencies across the U.S. government and we work closely with the creators of leading-edge software solutions to deliver value to the mission-owner by improving the security and consumability of commercial software products. What We Work On • Kubernetes • Cloud Environments (AWS/GCP and Azure) • Infrastructure-as-code (like Terraform/Pulumi) • Continuous Delivery and automation tooling • GitOps • Containers • CNCF projects and open source products and packages • Helm/Kustomize-Value Stream Mapping • Building and improving security delivery • Building Kubernetes and cloud native applications Benefits Our Unicorns Enjoy Health: • Medical/Dental/Vision • Premiums are 100% Company Paid • Health Reimbursement Account • Life Insurance • Disability Insurance Financial: • 401k Retirement Plan • Company Stock Options • Home Office Budget Leave: • We offer all full-time Unicorns Flexible Time Off (FTO) plus all Federal Holidays, one week for Thanksgiving, and two weeks for Christmas and New Year’s • Paid Parental Leave Learning: • Reimbursement for approved trainings/subscriptions • Conferences (travel, lodging, and fees) Don’t have all the preferred experience or qualifications? Studies show that underrepresented groups like women and people of color are less likely to apply to jobs if they don't meet every requirement listed. At Defense Unicorns, we're committed to diversity. If you're enthusiastic about the role but don't match every criteria, we encourage you to apply. You could be the perfect fit for this or another role! Defense Unicorns is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, disability, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, age, national origin, veteran status, genetic information, union status and/or beliefs, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state, or local law. CCPA DISCLOSURE